Show-window gutter and flashing.



H. H. TEEFFER. SHOW WINDOW GUTTER AND FLASHING.

APPLIQATION FILED MAY 7, 1909.

Patentd Jan. 25, 1910.

INVENTO? ATTOHNEYS- aaa' ,656.

,HENRY naser TREFFER, or navnnronr, own.

To all 'whom 'it 'may co'ncem:

Be it known that I, HENRY HARRY TELEF- rnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Show-Window Gutters and Flashings, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

y invention relates 'to show windows, and has for its object to' provide a gutter which may be disposed under the glass front of the window, and which is adaptedto Carry densation or otherwise. a

Another object is to provide Ventilators which communicate with the window inclo- -drawingsforming a part of this specifica tion, but l[ do not limit myself thereto as I consider myself entitled to all forms and embodiments of the invention which may be held to fall withinthe scope of the appended claims.

lnthe drawings similar characters of ref: erence refer to lke parts in; both figures, in

whichv Figure 1 is a sectional view of the invention applied to a show window, and Fig. 2 is'a perspective view of the invention.

Referring to the drawings it will be 'seen that'the floor l of the show window does not extend out to the glass front 2, and that in* the space between the glass front '2 and the bottom 1 of the shew window is a space in whichthe principalmembers of 'my invention are disposed. The front of the floor 1 of the show window is cut clownwardly and inwardly as shown in Fig. `1, and there is a molding 3 having a convex surface, the said -molding being dsposed longitudinally along the inner side of the glass front' at its base..

The molding 3 does notexte'nd to the front of the floor 1 of the show window.

The principal member 4 -of my invention is adapted to fit the surfaces heretofore re- 4 Speciflcation of Letters ratent.

away all liquids resulting from con .SHOW-WINDOW GUTTEB AND FLASHING;

ll 'ateteqlvlan. 25, 1910.

Application' ledMey 7, 1909. Serial No. &94,643.

.ferred to, the said member having a portion 'which rests upon the top of the front of the bottom of the show window, a portion 6 which is disposed against the front of the floor l of the show window, a bottom 7 which serves as the bottom of the gutter, a

portion which extends over the molding 3, and a flashing 8 which is adapted to fit against the glass front at its inner lower and front sides. 4 This fiashing may be leaded `as shown at 9 so that it will be dust and water proof. 4 4 v i .At one or more laces along the utter 7 are conduits 10 w ich are adapted to receive any liquid gathering'in the gntter and `carry it to a sutable'receptacle or Sewer.

The portion of the device has annu'lar openings at suitable distances apart, and these openings are connected with pipes 11, which serve as ventilators and are also adapted to keep the temperature at a proper level, thus in a measure preventng condensation of moisture in the atmosphere. It is proposed to make thegutter and the other members as small and neat as possible in order to give the device-a finished and neat appearance. v I

Having thus described my invention, ,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: i 4 v 1. A show window gutter'havinga flashing adapted to be disposed around an end ofa lass front, the gutter extending downward y and inwardly from the upward inner ortion of the flashing, then substantially orizontal for a distance', and then upwardly, a communicatin means leadin downwardly from the horizontal portion o the gutter, and a communicating means lead ing from the upwardly disposed portion of the gutter at the inner end of the horizontal portion.

2. A show window gntter, having a flashing adapted to' be disposed around an end of a -glas's, front and against both faces of the glass front in' close proximity 'to the said end, the gutter extending downwardly and inwardly fro'm the in'ner upper portion of the flashing to a positonsubstantiall in alinement with a lower portio'nof the ashing, then horizontally for a distance, a comv municatng means'leadng downwardly from the horizontal portion of the gutter, the gutter extending upwardly and outwardly :for

zontzl portion of the gutter and a comcating means leadin downwardly from the 10 nunicating means leading i i-om the last horizontal portion o the utter. named portion' of the gutter. In testimony Whereof have signed my 3. A show window gutter having a flashname to this specification in the presence of ing adapted to be disposed around an end of two subscribin witnesses. a glass front, the gutter extending down- HE RY HARRY TREFFER.

7 wardly and inwardly from the u per nner Witnesses:

portion of the flashng, then su stantially F. A. COOPER, horizontal for a distance, and& communi FRED. VOLLMER. 

